About the Author

As a kid growing up in Pueblo, Colorado, Alexis Tappen Merrill never imagined she would be an author and illustrator when she grew up! She attended Brigham Young University, earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in statistics. A lover of arts and crafts, Alexis found her favorite artistic medium to be a computer and mouse. Alexis and her husband, Mark, and their four kids live in Maui, Hawaii.